Draft shield



July I4, 1925@ DRAFT SHIELD Filed Feb, 24, 1925 -IIMIIMI l M the bodyTAppliootioo :Mott February A,

To aZZ whom 'it may mower/n:

Be it known that i, ifiiiooiv MUCAW, a, Citizen of the' United iosidiiigot Poio ton, in the county of For f and State of Elliiiois, haveinvented. new o ments iii Draft Sabio/lolo? ingl is o speoiiioatioii.,

This invention roi guards especially o inaction with tbe foi: or leverson automob Brioiy stated, am bow-stoot object of this invention is toprovid@ o obieid of the olimactei' specified which may be conveiiioiityapplied to o Ford or other automobil@ Witbout marring the appearance ofthe automobil-e and Without interfering with the opoi-' ation of theautomobile.

A furthe-r aim is to provide o windshield of thel character specifiedwhich is of highly simpliiied construction, durable in use, and Cheap tomanufacture. y

ln tlioaooompanying drawings ormiog ov part of this application, and iiiwhich lik@ numerals ara employed to dosigooto iili'o parts throughoutthe somo.

Figure l is o perspeotive of' the improved shied. 4

Figure 2 is a side follow/*ation of the somo applied. i

Figur-2 *iso Sootioiia viow iniproieli sbieid applied.

.Figure i is o ti'oiisvoise` section token on lino l-fr of Figure 3.

n the drawing, Wberoinfor 'the purpose of illustration is Shown apreferred ombodi meot of the invoiiizion, the numeral 5 designates aipiece of fiat, preferably Waterproof material suoli ieathor,iootlieretto, heavy canvas or the like and which io providod l:itsuitable points with footoning devices (i by umano of which the same maybe detachably connected to the iioor board Z of the automobile, Figure lplainly illustiotos that a. plurality of sleeves l0 depend from 5 andare adopted for tho reception of the Shanks 1l of the foot pedals 12.,.The sleeves 3 0 are tapered toward their lower orods tho movement oifthe pedo/i Shanks adjoooiit the lower ends thoreoit is substai tiallyFloss than the movement of tho portions tiioylslionks adjacent tbepedalo Howovors the iiorrow openings iii tho iowor omis or the sleevesl0 aro larger than 'o oooo sary to rocoivo the sharks il "ivhoroby 'thouseful mprovo Wliioii the follow to wiiidsbiolds or or oso in oow and.hond lever through olio ord. practico exito-ii@ bold. the lover u ru 4nu* tional rio.. Mimo,

sloe'ves be insorted over tho podais I. After the sioevos have boonpositioned the pedal Shanks li, the lowo: some may be oogov d by springclips fori! space between pedal alii remoto edges of the sie@ o theclips l: toiifo iil openings in the when the siooves iro iii pino@ the@it Ui tended through. soit-ohio iiioioioiis iii tlio body 5. I A

Figure l illustrotoo that. tho body 5 may be provided maar one ooriiorhoi-ooit' with oo extoiision having 'o more or' oiongo'od reoo'sfiedportion @il oil? robber tlio Tho bottom of tho rocosos-:l oo tendedupwardly ifito t Y- cui? 2l to ioooivo mond lo ,l i obl@ oligo` 23 mayiioyod to iioio upper portion of tlio top menubar 2 iii tho liiilt .1Melofitio om. 'imm ood ot plooo about 'oo Q, ivliioli iii iioooi'diiiioou' ibot to tho iovoi.: Miiowifia o portion of tho fiiiilr i io i .ovidodwith ywhich operates ovor o sogiiooiito,

iii om odjiiotoci iooit im lo. the instzilfotic-n oi? the invoiitioii,oorI boords are. proiiorobly mimmo@ iii-iid Whoii the taporod sioovosit) oro oppliodto the @banks l1, tb@ sbaiiio moy irooiy operated by thedriver of tho voiioio; A ruig or mat may extend over' the body 5 andWi'il. o'eotivoly coiioooi; the somo.

A windohiold ooiiotrootod ifooooroiioo with this invoiitioii wiliofootivolv provi-mt tho cold oir from ooiiiiiigiop through tiro slots inthe iooi boord oi.. los, oto., will also bo prov l from coming opthrough t" timo :talig what is oloiizfiodi t il.. A. shield i ilooooiiiprioiiw' o body having f .o wboroby tio ammo :mov bo a plied to oiioor board ond looio; foro vidio@ 'with incisions? ood oz.

il l@ provided with sleeves, .and clips Jformation extending throughsaid incisions and adapted to receive thejoot pedals of an automobile.

2. A shield for automobiles comprising a body having means whereby thesame may be applied to a floor board, and being provided with incisions,and sleeves oi' tapered formation extending through said jineisions andadapted to receive the foot pedals of an automobile, the upper portionsof said sleeves being provided with oppositely extending flapspermanently secured to saidl body.

3. A shield for automobiles comprising a body having means whereby thesame may be applied to a floor board, and being provided with incisions,sleeves connected to the walls of the incisions, and clips engaged withthe lower portions ol the slee-ves to take up the space between thelower portions ot' the sleeves andthe pedals.

4. A shieldfor automobiles comprising a body having means whereby thesame may be applied to afloor board, and being provided with sleeves,and clips engaged with the lower portions oi' the sleeves to take up thespace between the lower portions ot the sleeves and the pedals, thesleeves being adapted to extend to a point beneath the running board ofan automobile and engage the clutch pedal Shanks near the lower ends ofthe same.

5. A shield for automobiles comprising a body having means whereby thesame may be applied to ai ioor board, and being engaged with the lowerportions of the sleeves to take up the space between the lowerporvreeeivea hand lever and a link ot tions of the sleeves and thepedals, the sleeves being adapted to extend to a point beneath therunning board of an automobile and engage the eluteh pedal shanks nearthe lon'er ends oi' the same. and a depending eulll ol rubber earried bysaid body and adapted lo die salue.

A shield t'or automobiles comprising a body having means whereby thesame may be applied lo a lloor board, and being provided with sleeves,and elips engaged with the lower portions oli the sleeves to take up thespace between the sleeves and the pedals, the sleevesy being adapted toextend lo a point beneath the running boarl ot' an automobile and engagethe eluteh pedal Shanks near the lower ends of the same, and a sunkenand dilating euf of rubber carried by said body and adapted to receive ahand lever and a link of the same, and a clip to seeurrly ronneel theupper portion ol said 'full' to .Laid lever and said link.

7. A shield for automobile lloor boards comprising a body having adepeiuling elongated member ot elastic' mmerial haring its major portiondisposed below the plane, ol the floor board and provided vrulli aeentrally arranged upwardly extending tapered cuit-like member toreceive a hand lever of an automobile, and a clip lo seem-ely hold theupper portion oi the cull-like.member in engagement with said handlever.

ln testimony whereo'l' l attix my signature.

' WinsorY Meoaw lower,portionsol the

